LNG

Axel Hanenkamp and Nicolaus Böckhoff, MAN B&W Diesel AG, Augsburg

With worldwide increasing power demand, new power generation concepts are emerging in the energy sector.

This change happens not only in power plant applications for land-based power generation, but now also in ship propulsion systems.

Chris Pashalis,  President  FMC Technologies SA

The present high prices of natural gas coupled to high demand for electricity and the inherent flexibility offered by LNG, have led to a considerable increase in the number of offloading terminals that will be required.

LNG demand is forecast to continue to rise by about 7 percent a year and go from 138.5 million tonnes in 2005 to 196-232 million tonnes in 2010 and 310-375 million tonnes by 2020.

Brian Eisentrout, Steve Wintercorn and Barbara Weber

CB&I of the US has been involved in the design and construction of terminal facilities for LNG for more than two decades. Here their experts consider import plant options


Throughout the world about 20 new liquefied natural gas import facilities are currently being built, while many more projects are in the planning stages in the US, Europe and Asia.

Not only is the number of import terminals growing, but also the size of the planned regasification facilities to meet the increasing need for natural gas.

Genesis Energy and Contact Energy of New Zealand said they have selected Port Taranaki as the preferred site for the country's first liquefied natural gas import terminal.